Sumeta Afzal Syed visit Jinnah Hospital Cyber Knife Department Karachi
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100%cancer treatment is being done in Cyber Knife, Sumita Afzal Syed
Karachi Sindh government spokespersons Sumita Afzal Syed and Ghanwar Isran have said that Cyber Knife provides 100 percent treatment of prostate cancer in addition to brain cancer. They added that the hospital is planning to recruit 570 new doctors and construct a seven-storey medical tower, while there will be no old building in Jinnah Hospital in the next three years.
They expressed these views during their visit to the Cyber Knife Department of Jinnah Hospital on Wednesday. Cyber Knife Head Professor Dr. Tariq Mahmood was also present on the occasion.
Sindh government spokesperson and PPP MPA Sumita Afzal Syed inspected the Cyber Knife Center of Jinnah Hospital. Cyber Knife Department Professor Dr. Tariq Mahmood gave a detailed briefing on the performance of the Cyber Knife Department.
Smita Afzal Syed expressed satisfaction with the performance of Cyber Knife during a meeting with patients. She said that cancer treatment is being done here free of cost through modern technology. 45% of patients from Sindh, while patients from other provinces and more than 14 countries also come to the Cyber Knife Center of Jinnah Hospital for treatment. She said that in addition to Cyber Knife, there is also a pet scan and tomo therapy facility here.
Sindh government spokesperson Ghanwar Isran said that this project has been implemented under the vision of Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Work is being done in other departments including health through public-private partnership. He said that today we have also met a patient from South Africa.
Professor Dr. Tariq Mahmood told the media that Cyber Knife has the potential to provide 100 percent treatment for brain cancer and prostate cancer, while 35 percent of oral cancer cases are being registered here. He said that the Sindh government is providing the best free treatment to cancer patients in all hospitals of Sindh. If treatment is possible with Cyber Knife, then it is a big success, while a patient from South Africa has also been admitted here. He said that Jinnah Hospital was involved in court cases since 2011, due to which a stay order was imposed on recruitment.
He said that the hospital currently has 1498 employees and the court has allowed 2225 more recruitments. There are 100 FCPS doctors in the hospital, while 570 more doctors will be added. He said that $140 million has been collected with the help of benefactors.
He added that a seven-story medical tower will be built in Jinnah Hospital by removing the old emergency wards, and more than 500 beds will be added.
